PowerPoint Introduction
Requirements:
All attendees must be proficient with basic Mouse, Keyboard and Windows skills. You should be familiar with the topics covered on our introduction course, either directly by attending the course, or having had hands on experience of the areas covered.
Introducing PowerPoint: Using PowerPoint Menus. Using Toolbars. Using Shortcut Menus.
A Quick Tour of PowerPoint: Choosing a Template. Choosing a Layout. Navigating a Presentation. Saving, Opening, and Closing Presentations. Using Normal View. Using Outline, Slide Sorter and Slide Sho- views.
Creating Presentations in Slide View: Creating a Ne- Presentation. Using Auto-Layouts. Adding or Deleting Slides. Applying a Design Template. Using the AutoContent Wizard.
Working In Outline View: Using Outline View. Outlining a Presentation. Creating Lists. Reordering the Slides.
Creating Text Slides: Choosing a Text Layout. Entering Text into a Placeholder. Creating a Text Box. Manipulating Text Placeholders. Numbering a List Automatically. Choosing Bullet Shapes. Adding Text Effects.
Using Editing Tools: Using Speller, Using Style Checker, Replacing and Finding Text. Using Undo and Re-do.
Inserting Charts: Launching The Graph Applet. Inserting a Chart Slide. Entering Data. Inserting Titles. Inserting Data Labels. Repositioning Data Labels. Formatting Charts (Selecting Data Points, Changing Chart Text, Working with Legends). Using the Datasheet. Importing/Inserting Charts from other applications e.g. Excel.
Creating Tables: Inserting a Table Slide. Entering Text into a Table. Selecting Cells. Adjusting Column/Ro- Widths/Heights. Inserting/Deleting Rows, Columns and cells. Adding Borders & Shading. Aligning Text. Inserting a Word Table. Entering Formulas.
Adding Graphic Objects: Drawing & Formatting Lines and Shapes. Using AutoShapes. Filling an Object with Colours and Patterns. Adding a Shado- and 3-D Effects. Inserting Clip Art. Editing and modifying Clip Art.
Manipulating Graphic Objects: Using Rulers and Guides. Using Grid Snap. Aligning, Spacing, Grouping and Copying Objects. Scaling an Object. Cropping a Picture. Stacking, Rotating, and Flipping Objects
